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[ flok-ing ] / ˈflɒk ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flocking ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna velvetlike pattern produced on wallpaper or cloth decorated with flock. flock2 (def. 3). Origin of flockingFirst recorded in 1870–75; flock2 + -ing1 Words nearby flockingflocculus, floccus, flock, flockbed, flock dot, flocking, flock paper, flocky, Flodden, floe, floeberg Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flockingFashion designers, models, and bloggers are flocking to New York to check out the Fall/Winter 2014 runways. Where the Fashionistas Eat: An Insider's Guide to Fashion Week New York|The Fashion Beast Team|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Indeed, since then, Chinese tourists have been flocking to Copenhagen. The Surprising Reasons the Chinese Love the Little Mermaid|Chantel Tattoli|August 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Today immigrants are flocking to such unlikely places as Nashville, Richmond, Louisville, and Charlotte. Hot U.S. Cities That Offer Both Jobs and Culture Are Mostly Southern and Modest Sized|Joel Kotkin, Wendell Cox|July 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST This explains why people are not flocking in large numbers to California anymore. Facebook’s IPO Testifies to Silicon Valley’s Power but Does Little for Other Californians|Joel Kotkin|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mamet: Now we see the Liberal Young [caps in originals - a weakness of his] not flocking but stampeding into film schools. David Mamet's Right Turn|David Frum|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST The viewless air seemed to be flocking with hidden listeners. The Return|Walter de la Mare Those who followed the call of the drum were flocking to no new trade. Kentucky in American Letters, v. 2 of 2|John Wilson Townsend Your patrons will be flocking to your studio, and you have got nothing to show. Armorel of Lyonesse|Walter Besant It was already nearly filled now by half-grown boys and girls, flocking in with their book straps and lunch-baskets. The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding|Annie Fellows Johnston I believe this flocking on their part at this time of the year is a remnant of the old migratory habit. The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
Words related to flockingthrong, gather, converge, huddle, group, crowd, herd, collect, mass, troop |